Soft body driver and manufacturing method therefor

Abstract

The invention relates to a soft body driver and a manufacturing method therefor. The soft body driver comprises a first air core and a second air core; the first air core and the second air core are disposed in a base body; the soft body driver has openings; and respective chambers of the first air core and the second air core communicate with the openings. The soft body driver of the invention can drive fingers to do actions of bending and straightening simultaneously, can be applied to medical rehabilitation gloves, and the like, and has the characteristics that the driving form is simple, sensory control is employed, manufacturability is high, and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of medical technology, in particular to a software driver that can be applied to medical rehabilitation gloves and a manufacturing method thereof. Background technique [0002] For hemiplegic patients suffering from chronic stroke, they lose the important motor ability of hand, which brings great inconvenience to their life. There are about 4 million such patients in the United States, while in China this number has reached more than 12 million. And with social development and changes in people's lifestyles, this number is constantly rising. In addition, conditions such as spinal cord injuries can lead to loss of motor or reduced ability to recover. [0003] As a possible solution, such patients can be relieved by performing appropriate hand activities. Soft rehabilitation gloves are an effective device to solve hemiplegic patients caused by chronic stroke and various upper limb paralyzed patients. The rehabilitati...

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Problems solved by technology

In the patent application CN107174482A, it is proposed to use the software driver and the cable driver to drive the two actions respectively. Although the two driving forces are satisfied, the structure is more complicated because the power mechanism is not uniform.

[0005] Patent application CN107715406A proposes a form of rehabilitation gloves with a relatively simple structure, but its training effect is not obvious, mainly plays a corrective role, and cannot really replace manual professional auxiliary rehabilitation training

[0006] The software rehabilitation glove proposed by the patent CN208541541U only uses soft materials as the base, and its driving form is still a purely mechanical pull rope drive. Compared with the software driver, this structure has a large gap in terms of safety and human-computer interaction.

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